Tancred of Hauteville

Tancred of Hauteville (980-1041) was a Norman petty lord from the House of Hauteville.

Biography
Tancred de Hauteville was born in Coutances, Normandy, France in 980, descended from the Norse settler Hiallt (the namesake of the House of Hauteville). He had eight notable sons: William, Humphrey, Wielmus, Robert Guiscard, Mauger, Roger, Drogo, and Geoffrey. During the 1030s, the family arrived in southern Italy and became known as some of the most influential Normans in the Peninsula. Tancred died in 1041.